Funny story from sunny Brazil. A pilot, who works for United Airlines, was detained at the international airport Rio De Janeiro after lowering his pants during a standart security check, police said Saturday.Michael D. Slynn (49) was asked to remove his belt and shoes as part of a routine security screening. In response, pilot laughed hard at security guards and brazen-faced lowered his pants to ankles, said a police spokesman.
Slynn was detained in the friday's afternoon, but released shortly and allowed to fly back to Washington, D.C., after signing a document promising to appear before a judge the next time he arrives in Brazil.
Federal Police Chief Rafael Andreatta was quoted by the Internet site of the Brazilian newspaper as saying the pilot "did not respect security rules and made fun of officers."
It was not the first time an american pilot has gotten into trouble for allegedly responding inappropriately to Brazil's airport security measures.
In 2004, another American Airlines pilot Dale Robin Hersh was fined $13,000 for allegedly giving the finger as he was being photographed at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport. The photograph was among entry requirements for U.S. citizens implemented by Brazil at the time in response to similar rules in the United States.
Police accused Hersh of showing contempt for authorities and took him to a federal courthouse. Hersh agreed to a prosecutor's offer to pay a fine in exchange for no charges being filed against him.
source:Associated Press Writer Sophia Tareen
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